Absolutely true, but in my experience I’ve gotten people to donate goods more easily than socks and canned food. It’s a psychological thing in humans. I feel our population is so cynical that they assume any cash they hand over goes right into drugs and gambling. My dad was the kind of person who would buy you a new dishwashing machine after he learns you’re behind on house payments, and keep the receipt so you can’t return it.

If you don’t have reservations about donating cash to food banks, then it’s always going to do more good.